Feeding those who are hungry
Posted on July 10, 2026, by Loretto Community
Thank you to our friends near and far! In May, we raised $6,427 to support Loretto’s Hunger Fund thanks to the generosity of our extended Loretto community. In May, Loretto Motherhouse held a Derby Day fundraiser netting $1,562, and in the same month, the Community participated in Kentucky Gives Day, bringing in $4,865. All this, in addition to Loretto Academy’s fantastic work raising $2,045 in February, highlighted on page 4 of this issue. The entire $8,472 collected through the three early-2026 fundraisers went directly to the Hunger Fund.
Who hasn’t noticed the spiraling cost of food? Loretto’s Hunger Fund helps groups provide groceries, stock pantries and serve meals in our local community in central Kentucky and beyond. In Marion County, where Loretto Motherhouse is located, 17% of the population lives beneath the poverty line, compared to 11% nationwide. (It is likely these numbers have grown since last reported in 2024.) Donations to Loretto and the Hunger Fund are, of course, gratefully accepted year-round. Donate online or mail your check to Sisters of Loretto, 430 Academy Lane, Box 1, Nerinx, KY 40049.
Loretto Academy students support Loretto Hunger Fund
All of us in the El Paso community are very proud of the children, parents, teachers and staff for their commitment to our school value of justice on behalf of those dealing with food insecurity.
Liz Deines SL and Kathleen Corbett SL
Photo courtesy Loretto Academy
On Ash Wednesday, Loretto Academy (El Paso) students collected $2,045.30 to support the Loretto Hunger Fund. Nicole Cobb, school president, wrote to the Loretto Academy community in late February, “This fund, overseen by the Sisters, distributes resources to organizations around the world that address food insecurity and hunger in keeping with the Sisters’ commitment to justice and peace. Beneficiaries include both local and global organizations such as the Kelly Food Pantry in El Paso, Francis House Catholic Worker serving the Zuni Nation in New Mexico, Taste and See Ministries in rural Kentucky, the Global Village Children’s Project supporting orphans in Uganda, as well as ministries in Mexico, Pakistan and throughout the United States.”
Loretto’s Hunger Fund has helped feed the hungry for 52 years. The Stop Hunger Fund, as it was initially called, was established in 1974 in response to worldwide hunger, especially in India, where drought had led to famine and starvation. Loretto Community members were indefatigable in raising money. They babysat, collected aluminum cans, sold paintings and more. Loretto schools collected donations and held bake sales and raffles. The effort does not let up. In recent years, donations have helped feed people in the U.S., Haiti, Mexico, Pakistan and Uganda, among other locations. Students at Loretto Academy in El Paso and St. Mary’s Academy in Denver raise money for the Fund. Learn more about the Hunger Fund in the spring /summer 2024 issue of Loretto Magazine.
Read all of the articles in the summer 2026 issue of Loretto Magazine.
